Paul Davis

First Defiance Financial in Defiance, Ohio, has agreed to pay $63 million for Commercial Bancshares, the $342 million-asset parent of Commercial Savings Bank.

Synovus Financial in Columbus, Ga., has agreed to buy Entaire Global Companies in Atlanta.

United Bankshares in Charleston, W.Va., has agreed to buy Cardinal Financial in Tysons Corner, Va.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has downgraded the Community Reinvestment Act rating for BancorpSouth in Tupelo, Miss.

Investors Bancorp in Short Hills, N.J., has joined the ranks of banks flagged by regulators for Bank Secrecy Act issues.

Customers Bancorp in Wyomissing, Pa., plans to sell $50 million in common stock.

Farmers Capital Bank in Frankfort, Ky., will consolidate its four banks under a single charter.

The $3.4 billion-asset company said in a press release that the division will offer a variety of SBA products.

The Bancorp in Wilmington, Del., is being investigated by the Securities and Exchange Commission for restating more than three years of financial statements.

Old National Bancorp in Evansville, Ind., has agreed to buy its headquarters building and two other branches from a landlord.